Cappelletti in capon broth
This unmissable Christmas dish conceals the most typical flavours of Umbria
For the dough:
- 300 g 0 flour
- 2 eggs
For the filling:
- 130 g minced chicken
- 130 gr of minced pork
- 30 gr Norcia PGI ham
- 25 gr Umbrian pecorino cheese
- Nutmeg to taste
- Extra virgin olive oil DOP Umbria q.b.
- Salt and pepper to taste
For the capon stock
- 1 litre water
- 1 capon
- 1 black celery stalk from Trevi
- 1 carrot
- 1 blond onion from Cannara
Immancabile sulle tavole umbre a Natale...un caldo e buonissimo piatto di cappelletti in brodo di cappone. Pasta fresca ripiena di un misto di carne tritata, prosciutto crudo di Norcia, pecorino umbro, noce moscata, olio DOP Umbria, sale e pepe, cotta in un delizioso brodo di cappone: una pennellata di sapore e di gusto per un pranzo memorabile. To prepare the filling, heat the chicken and pork mince with two tablespoons of oil, salt and pepper in a large frying pan over high heat. Turn continuously and when cooked, mince the meat with a knife together with the ham, then transfer to a plate and add the pecorino cheese and a little nutmeg. Add the eggs to the flour and knead the mixture for about ten minutes, first with a fork and then by hand, until it is smooth and homogeneous. Let the dough rest and in the meantime prepare the broth: in a saucepan put the water with the carrot, celery stalk and onion cut into pieces, and let it cook for about two and a half hours, skimming when necessary. Take the dough and roll it out with a rolling pin, then leave it to rest for half an hour. Then cut the dough with a round cutter, place a ball of filling in the centre of each shape and close in a half-moon shape by joining the tips, according to the typical cappelletti shape. Cook the cappelletti in plenty of broth and serve piping hot.